Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 software. Extension 1

If you are a 3ds Max customer with Autodesk® Subscription you now have exclusive access to the new tools in Extension 1 for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 software. Extension 1 delivers powerful OpenSubdiv modeling workflows - the top feature request on User Voice - support for the Alembic interchange format, and enhancements to the ShaderFX visual shader editor that helps you more easily create and exchange the complex assets today’s demanding productions require.

Enhanced ShaderFX

Create a wider range of procedural materials with new node patterns—wavelines, voronoi, simplex noise, and brick.

Create normal maps from 2D grayscale images with a new bump utility node.

Get faster access to the shaders you need, with a searchable node browser.

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